RH Line calls printed Sept. 1, 2014

Posted:
08/31/2014 07:32:24 PM MDT

Gas Prices

"Oh boy, let's boycott the gas stations. Everybody get out their horses and their buggies and get them off and we'll get to and from work and school and the grocery store in our horse and buggy. Then you'll complain about the horse droppings in the street. Do you know how foolish you sound?"

"This is in comment to gas prices in Colorado. I think our gas prices have an awful lot to do with Colorado has a higher tax on gas than other states do, and that's the reason why our prices in Colorado are higher than others."

School 'Outsiders'

"Why is school board president Bob Kerrigan and vice president Bryce Carlson turned over our school district to outsiders from Colorado Springs? Can't Bob and Bryce do the job they were elected to do? It's time to get rid of attorney Brad Miller and facilitator Dave Martin. They don't know our community and don't care about our students. These two men have a for-profit agenda. We need our tax dollars going to our students' benefits, not their bottom line."

Motorcycles

"This phone call is for the friends and family of the folks that are driving poorly this weekend on their motorcycles, speeding, passing on the left and right side of the canyon. I believe that Thunder Mountain has a memorial fund set up for the families of those people that will probably be killed this weekend on their motorcycles. Anyway, I just wanted to let folks know, and watch out for those folks."

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Connectivity

"Well the west side has Taft and Wilson for people trying to go north. Take a look at a map. The east side doesn't have that, and extending 37th across the canal as well as Boise to 11C would help on the east side."

Loud Music

"I wish people would learn some manners. If I live across the street from you, I don't want to hear your music. I'd like to be able to sit and watch my TV or talk with my windows open without having to hear your music. Please turn it down. It's so rude."

Gun Rights

"Once again, people trying to turn Ferguson into a racist thing. It could be the NRA isn't commenting because possibly the victim was assaulting a police officer."

"I was just calling about an article in Sunday's RH Line about gun rights. Someone called in and said they're curious the NRA and other gun supporters are not saying much about the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Well, you know, it's a very difficult case. It's a tragic event. It's being investigated by the authorities. And the NRA doesn't poke their nose in where it doesn't belong, and neither should the news media or our federal government. This is a local, tragic event, that should be handled by the local authorities. But unfortunately, because it was a young black man, it became a big issue and blown way out of proportion."

Tax Reform

"The Republicans want to reform taxes in a revenue-neutral way, so that overall taxes don't go up. The Democrats actually want to hide reform into a big tax increase. That's why they're not agreeing."

Mandatory Draft

"We should never go to war without implementing a draft of all young men and women. This would make our policy makers less likely to go to war on frivolous grounds."